Here and There Editorial on moving workers to farms
Editorial discusses Roosevelt's plan to transplant unemployed city factory workers to farms with a 26 million dollar federal program to test self support on the soil. The piece argues it challenges urban life, warns farmers about competition, and links to Henry Ford and suburban garden cities as context for rural renewal.
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Ickes
Department of the Interior
Henry Ford
Henry Kord
Europe
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Hoosevelt
New York
Chicago
Cotton and stocks falter amid erratic market moves
Cotton prices steadied while New York stock fluctuations remained volatile after a week of sharp declines. Roosevelt administration officials signaled little concern for stock gyrations as grain trading suspended by the Chicago Board of Trade and the Kansas City exchange closed to clear orders after drastic price drops.
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Stocka
Roosevelt
Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas City
Kansas City Board of Trade
Repeal Fails in Hempstead County by 102 Votes
County Election Board canvass shows 948 against repeal and 841 for repeal in Hempstead, a 52.85 percent official vote against repeal. Absentee corrections narrow anti repeal lead. 11 for repeal and 6 against absentee votes. Official totals also report Supreme Court chief justice and federal prohibition referendum votes.
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Hempstead
County Election Board
Arkansas Supreme Court
Co. E. Johnson
Carrall D. Wood
Johnson
Wood
Bives
Duard
W.5
Hartsfield
W. A. Lewis
L. A. Carleson
Oregon 20th State to Ratify Repeal of Prohibition
Oregon voters favored repealing the Eighteenth Amendment with a large margin, becoming the 20th state to ratify. Early tallies from 293 of 4,787 precincts showed for repeal 21 169 to 14 409, with state repeal at yes 20 939 no 14 308 as turnout appeared low.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Multomah County
Elliott Roosevelt to Wed Ruth Goggins in Burlington
Elliott Roosevelt son of the president will marry Ruth Goggins a Fort Worth debutante on Saturday night in the rock garden at the home of her uncle George Swiler. Roosevelt was recently divorced in Nevada.
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Ruth Goggins
Fort Worth
Burlington
Elliott Roosevelt
Rock Garden
George Swiler
Roosevelt
Nevada
Purkins Is Liable for Another Bond
TINE BLUFF Ark First & Thomas Medicine Co. was awarded a judgment over Duval L Purkins secretary to Governor Futrell in circuit court Thursday Judge T G Parham decided in favor of the medicine company because Me Forkings signed a bond for Way man Gray for 443 76 RIO DE JANEIRO 41 Brazil which for several years has exported little cotton has instructed its consul in Kobe and Tokyo to study means of breaking into the Japanese market Brazil now uses nearly all its cotton in home textile industries.
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Tine Bluff, Ark
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Kobe
Tokyo
Oklahoma Flyer Wiley Post Ends Edmonton Stop on Final Leg
Wiley Post of Oklahoma left Edmonton after a 1 hour 34 minute refuel and rest from his around the world flight. He aims to reach New York in one hop, 20 hours 12 minutes ahead of his 1931 record with Harold Gatty, hoping to beat the 8 day 15 hour 51 minute mark before midnight Saturday.
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Alberta
Canada
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
New York
Fairbanks
Alaska
Harold Garty
Post
Fraud Charged by Drys in Tennessee
Nashville report describes Tennessee prohibition referendum results with repeal leading by 8,840 after 2,001 of 2232 precincts counted. Dr. John F. Baggett accuses city machines in Nashville and Memphis of fraud, claiming “grossest possible fraud” and questioning Memphis’ 30,000 repeal majority while vowing action and urging fair outcome.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Dry
John F. Baggett
Mem
Memphis
Baggett
Texas Girl Fatally Injured In No 67 Crash Near Arkadelphia
Catherine Williamson, 1, a Dallas girl active in local youth and assembly circles, died after a Plymouth wreck on Highway 67 twelve miles south of Arkadelphia. Her mother and sister survived with minor injuries. Mer Lather and W B Williamson sustained arm injuries. The car veered onto the left shoulder and plunged off an embankment. Family planned to return to Dallas by train with Catherine's body.
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Catherine Williamson
Tainbow
Shire of Texas
Oakcliff Assembly
No. 7
Dallas
Highway No. 67
Here
Eviday
Townsend Hospital
Mer Lather
W. B. Williamson
Drug- Nist
South Rogemont Street
Wetorn
Wilkinsons
Catherine
Romance Reunites Hope Woman in Long-Sought Marriage
A steamboat romance from 33 years ago led to the marriage of Capt. Henry W. Leyhe, Eagle Packet Co. manager, and Mrs. Mai Sparks Briant of Hope, Arkansas. The ceremony June 30 at the Leyhe home in University City followed a revival of acquaintance begun in 1900 aboard the Trey Eagle, with both previously married.
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Briant
Leyhe
First cotton contracts accepted by growers in 16 states
Washington administrators of the farm law Saturday accepted the first of individual cotton contracts offered signed by cotton growers in 16 states. About 15,000 acceptances were expected by county agents. Officials estimate substantial plowing up of cotton land in the coming weeks as part of the program. Mars has two satellites much closer to the planet than our moon, yet they are tiny compared with Earth's moon.
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Washington
Farm Law
Mars
Earth
Loan Applications on Hope Property Go to Texarkana
The Home Owners Loan Corporation refinancing process is outlined with Texarkana offices handling initial filings via August B. Clark. Applications proceed through appraisal by Roy Anderson and title review by L. F. Monroe before refinancing can begin, with limits tied to present appraised value and 4 percent bonds or cash payments depending on case classification.
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Texarkana
Hope
Home Owners Loan Corporation
August B. Clark
Arkansas
Ark
Clark
Roy Anderson
L. F. Monroe
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Monroe
Star Ty
Auiwee
R. Frank Milwee
Little Rock
Milwee
Mollisons Plan Atlantic Flight From Wales to New York
Mollison couple Jim and Amy Mollison depart Penrhos Wales for New York aiming to cross the Atlantic and return non stop toward Bagdad Asia Minor. Captain Mollison, first to solo east to west across the Atlantic, warns this may be their last spectacular flight amid headwinds and risky trade winds.
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Pendine
Wales
James A. Mollison
Atlantic
Capetown
America
Europe
Prescott Holds Line as 3.2 Beer Repeal Delays
Prescott and Nevada county remain dry until the state legislature meets and officially repeals prohibition laws. Sheriff Pitman says enforcement continues with court backing. Mayor Hanspy states no city action will contradict state statutes until liquor licensing is authorized. Missouri Township votes 242 for repeal to 241 against. Prescott and county officials cite pending state action.
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Prescott
Ark
Nevada County
Arjice E. Pitman
R. P. Hanspy
Missouri
Seth
Joe A. Bailey
Missouri Township
Unemployed to Be Placed on Farms
Roosevelt ordered 20 million dollars to relocate Civilian Conservation Corps camps to the South for winter. Secretary Ivkes will oversee the subsistence homestead section of public works law to shift city jobless to farm self sufficiency. Backers say the plan will ease unemployment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Southerland
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ivkes
Public Works Law
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